Thanks for gherkins...

Anyone have one of these thingos? Tell me more...

Picture a uni student needs to write a 1000 word essay on whatever they write essays on, can such a tool be used to write said essay? Do they have word processing ability?

Google is releasing a Laptop. Google Chromebook http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/chrome/devices/ which as far as I can tell is a tablet pc with a keyboard attached so it Looks like a laptop while really being a tablet.

Pros? Cons? If you have such a device, what uses can it be put to? What are its limitations - besides not being able to run applications like photoshop or whatever. can you surf the net with your home wifi, do they USB support or a card slot of SD cards?

Michael